🔗 On 10 Years of Writing a Blog Nobody Reads
‘Only’ ten? But I get it. I really get it. In the same boat - just with more years.
These days I write using an app I help make called Obsidian, but it’s a delusion to think it will last forever. The app will eventually become obsolete. It’s the plain text files I create that are designed to last. Who knows if anyone will want to read them besides me, but future me is enough of an audience to make it worthwhile.
Obsidian is the foundation of my new Blot Powered Wiki.
I was going to publish this in my newsletter - for interest it might have - the audience is possibly something with a broader interest, so here it is - and I will link to it from there.
My Blog: has been around a long time. (Well over 10,000 posts - and my first post recorded there in April 2005) - and I know that isn’t everything - because on my hard drive I have an archive folder called ‘blogs over time’ - still waiting to be assimilated.
Beyond that, whatever I post there is automatically routed to;
🔗 Threads and even
🔗 Tumblr and no - not Twitter
In this way - you can keep up through your preferred social feed of choice - follow along with your own account - reply and everything is routed back to the mothership.
If you want the best way to follow (IMHO) , then RSS is your friend.
My Wiki: on ‘Structured Thought (newly launched - early stage) can be found at
https://wiki.philpin.com - with its own RSS or JSON
.. and then there are;
my ‘cobbler'**s shoes’ web site at https://philpin.com is under a refurbishment program that I hope to complete soon.
my currently dormant podcast
my public library of public and private documents
… and much more to come.
🔗 The Bluestocking 393: Orcas and popstar perks
How was my week, you ask? Well, it contained 100 percent more orcas than usual, which was delightful.
Not being picky now - BUT
There is only 1 Orca in the photo. So for ‘100% more’ the other is hidden? Because if Helen only saw one - and prior to that only saw zero - then the sentence should have read something like …
How was my week, you ask? Well, it contained infinitely more orcas than usual, which was delightful.
… “something like” - because I would need to check my Cantor if it is actually infinitely - or another order of infinite .. it has been a while.
I sell my soul - but at the highest rates.
🔗📼 Harlan Ellison 18 years ago #PayTheWriter
Had cause to post this today - again - on a LinkedIN feed.
My friend (and co founder of the original Just Good Music blog) John Parker sent me an email …
I have found that the number of people that really listen to music is vanishingly small, and I KNOW that you are one of the ones that does, hence my email. Every once in a while I need to reach out and touch base just to know that I’m not insane, it’s the rest of the world that is lost.
And
So you motor along and see cool music videos. and you say"yeah!" and “cool!”. And everyonce in a while, you see one that makes you close your computer just go take a walk. Like… goddamn. This is a goddamn video …
This is that video - and DAMN - he’s right.
And if you like this - here is Ren’s YouTube channel .. so you can fill your boots.
🔗 Ren on Wikipedia tells a story for sure.
As to John’s throwaway line;
“the number of people that really listen to music is vanishingly small”
Needless to say - I wholeheartedly agree which is why I take solace in podcasts like The Rockenteurs, YouTube channels like Rick Beato and Newsletters like Ted Gioia.
If you are reading this post on my site, the inline video gives an error. Click on the link above. The 'error' is only because the creator wants you to got to YouTube to watch it.
Looks like someone’s lost the plot …
🔗 Russian oil has flowed into New Zealand despite sanctions
Then again imagine the price at the pump reduced profits of the gas companies if that hadn’t happened.
Yup - 🔗 The Gaping Void Post
🔗 Job for 2027: Senior Director of Million-Dollar Regexes – O’Reilly
From $15,000/day to $0.96/day - I do think we’re about to see a lot of companies realize that a thinking model connected to an MCP server is way more expensive than just paying someone to write a bash script. Starting now, you’ll be able to make a career out of un-LLM-ifying applications.
And so we go round?